Best Integrated Amplifier for B&W 685

Question for Paraneer -
I am in Japan (100V country), and moving to Singapore (220V country) soon. Want to get the PM8004 you recommend for B&W (mine will most likely be CM8).

Does the buying of step down transformer introduce noise into the sound.
Or am I better off getting the 220 V amp in Singapore.

Japan does make some of the best transformers (their power supplies are great) and the price I am getting on PM 8004 new is very good.

Thanks for any guidance.

-Krishin

711- The Rotel is a wonderful match the B&W's, I have listened to the combo extensively...

I've owned B&W 703's and 803's. Avoid the rotel and outlaw, they're not a good match for B&W, I tried them both long enough to replace them quickly.
Ended up with Krell for my 803's and was a perfect match, 703's got along with Harman Kardon very well but come to life when I dropped Simaudio into the system.
It's all about trial and error and your budget at that time.

I agree with Mental. I used to haveB&W DM602's and CM7's and tried them with top of the line Rotel separates and It was the worst pairing I've ever heard. Very fatiguing.

I don't know that the OP is even paying attention any longer, but I've had the 685s. They are good speakers with a signature sound. In my system I found them a bit too bright and even edgy sometimes. The mid range was also not as full as I would have liked.

I have to admit that I didn't try much to "tune" the sound as they turned out to be a bit too physically big for my application. For reference, I was running a Sonos unit playing 16/44 files from an NAS through an NAD C162 pre, Emotiva XDA-1 DAC and Aragon 2004 amp. Wiring was all Blue Jeans. That tad bit of brightness was probably due in part to the XDA-1 DAC and perhaps the amp. I say that because NAD is usually characterized as being a bit laid back.